Jesper Taaje

Jesper Taaje (born 25 October 1997) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Strømsgodset.^[2]

Jesper Taaje

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 27)[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender[1]
Team information
Current team	Strømsgodset
Number	25
Youth career
–2016	Hallingdal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Hallingdal	77	(18)
2016–2020	Kjelsås	72	(7)
2020	HamKam	12	(2)
2021	KFUM Oslo	29	(8)
2022–2024	Sandefjord	53	(6)
2024–	Strømsgodset	34	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2025

Career

Hailing from Hemsedal,^[3] Taaje started his career with Hallingdal. In 2016, he moved to Oslo-based Kjelsås. After four years with Kjelsås, he joined HamKam in the summer of 2020. He stayed with HamKam for half a season, before moving to KFUM Oslo in 2021. In January 2022, he joined Sandefjord.^[3] On 3 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 3–1 win against Haugesund.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 4 June 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hallingdal	2013	4. divisjon	19	4	0	0	—		19	4
	2014		23	10	0	0	—		23	10
	2015	3. divisjon	23	2	3	1	—		26	3
	2016		12	2	1	0	—		13	2
	Total		77	18	4	1	0	0	81	19
Kjelsås	2016	PostNord-ligaen	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017		9	0	1	0	—		10	0
	2018		26	4	2	1	—		28	5
	2019		24	3	2	0	—		26	3
	2020		12	0	0	0	—		12	0
	Total		72	7	5	1	0	0	77	8
HamKam	2020	OBOS-ligaen	12	2	0	0	—		12	2
KFUM Oslo	2021		29	8	3	0	3[a]	0	35	8
Sandefjord	2022	Eliteserien	27	2	3	0	2[b]	0	32	2
	2023		26	4	0	0	—		26	4
	Total		53	6	3	0	2	0	58	6
Strømsgodset	2024	Eliteserien	28	1	3	0	0	0	31	1
	2025		6	1	1	0	0	0	7	1
	Total		34	2	4	0	0	0	38	2
Career total			277	43	19	2	5	0	301	45

1. Appearances in OBOS-ligaen promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in Eliteserien relegation play-offs